Rolling Meadows Commute Time Map & Patterns

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Commute Time Burden in Rolling Meadows: Annual Hours and Cost

Commuters in Rolling Meadows spend about 46 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 192 hours, about 8.0 full days, spent commuting.

That is 3% less time on the road than the Illinois average of 23.8 minutes each way, a difference of 0.8 minutes.

Rolling Meadows holds about 0.2% of Illinois's population and accounts for roughly 0.2% of its total commuting time.

Working from home just 2 days a week in Rolling Meadows would save about 77 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $2,376 at the same national wage assumption used above.

Area One-Way Commute Daily Round-Trip Yearly Time Spent Estimated Yearly Cost Local Road Traffic (VPD)
Rolling Meadows 23.0 min 46.0 min 192 hrs/yr $5,940 3,033
Illinois 23.8 min 47.6 min 198 hrs/yr $6,148 1,547
United States 22.5 min 44.9 min 187 hrs/yr $5,803 1,355

The estimated yearly cost applies a single national rule of thumb (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics average hourly earnings), not a measurement of wages in this area - treat it as a rough estimate, not a paycheck figure. Local road traffic counts, vehicles per day on non-highway roads, come from proprietary Ticon and TrafficZoom data.

Rolling Meadows Commute Map

On average, it takes 23.0 minutes to get to work in Rolling Meadows. That's 2% longer than the 22.5-minute U.S. average.

The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM , followed by 08:00 AM – 08:29 AM .

Most people travel to work by Car , followed by Worked at Home . About 15.0% work from home.

Commute mode distribution

  • Car: 78.7%
  • Worked at Home: 15.0%
  • Public Transportation: 2.4%
  • Walked: 2.0%
  • Other: 1.4%
  • Bicycle: 0.2%
  • Taxi: 0.1%
  • Motorcycle: < 0.1%

How does Rolling Meadows's commute time compare?

Metric Rolling Meadows Illinois US Average
Avg. Commute Time 23.0 min 23.8 min 22.5 min
Departure Window 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
Secondary Departure Window 08:00 AM – 08:29 AM 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home 15.0% 14.0% 13.4%
Walked 2.0% 2.7% 2.4%
Public Transit 2.4% 6.4% 3.5%

The average commute time in Rolling Meadows is 23.0 minutes, shorter than the 23.8 minutes in Illinois.

2.4% commute by public transit, lower than the 6.4% in Illinois. 2.0% commute by walking, lower than the 2.7% in Illinois.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Rolling Meadows, IL Commute Compared With Nearby Cities

Rolling Meadows, IL is the smallest of the 5 cities compared here, 23,336 residents against a local median of 65,541. The measure that sets Rolling Meadows, IL apart most is work from home: 15.0%, 15% below the local median of 17.8%.

The cities themselves spread 10.2% on work from home, so Rolling Meadows, IL sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Rolling Meadows, IL has the 4th highest work from home of the 5 areas compared here.

Area Population One-way commute Work from home
Rolling Meadows, IL 23,336 23.0 min #1/5 15.0% #4/5
Palatine, IL 56,455 25.6 min 18.7%
Arlington Heights, IL 74,627 25.4 min 21.9%
Schaumburg, IL 75,461 23.9 min 16.9%
Elk Grove Village, IL 27,085 23.0 min 11.7%

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about commuting in Rolling Meadows, Illinois.

What is the financial impact of commuting in Rolling Meadows, Illinois?

Commuters here spend an estimated 192 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $5,940 at a typical national wage. That's 3% less than the typical Illinois commuter spends.

What are the busiest morning travel hours in Rolling Meadows, Illinois?

Traffic peaks between 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM in Rolling Meadows, Illinois. Leaving before or after this window is the single easiest way to avoid the heaviest local congestion, though 08:00 AM – 08:29 AM also sees a secondary bump.